Contributions of human activities to suspended sediment yield during storm events from a small, steep, tropical watershed

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 538, Issue , 2016, Pages 726-742

  Messina, A M ^a   Biggs, T W ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Samoa; Coastal sediment yield; Land use; Storm events; Suspended sediment yield; Volcanic islands

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; FORESTRY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; QUARRIES; REEFS; RURAL AREAS; SEDIMENTS; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

AMERICAN SAMOA; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; STORM EVENTS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT YIELDS; VOLCANIC ISLANDS;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; SEDIMENT YIELD; STORM; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; VOLCANIC ISLAND; WATERSHED;

AMERICAN SAMOA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84966701560     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.03.053     Document Type: Article

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